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Jowanza Joseph: It’s My Life’s Mission to Prove All My Critics Wrong
Growing up, Jowanza Joseph, 36, didn’t have the most stable home life. His parents immigrated from Saint Kitts to the United States before separating. He ended up living with his mother and three brothers. Joseph’s family spent his childhood jumping from borough to borough in New York – occasionally popping
From Butcher to Apple Engineer: How WEDEVX’s Co-Founder Achieved the American Dream
Askar Musakunov and Adina Tilek, his wife and co-founder, prefer a nomadic lifestyle. They don’t think twice about switching cities or disappearing to Qatar for 6 months. For them, slowing down to create a foundation is completely out of their comfort zone. “It’s very hard to get out of your
How Bolder Money Co-Founder Uses Entrepreneurship as a Force for Good
Siddharth Singh, 39, has spent much of his life analyzing how to solve big problems. He prefers to look at the overall picture and how to do the most good within those parameters. Singh, who currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, began life in India. He grew up in Bombay
How the Startup OK2StandUp Helped Its Founder Become More Human
As the founder of OK2StandUp, Dr. Eunice Yang has made it her mission to keep seniors safe. Standing at 5’4”, Dr. Eunice Yang represents the living embodiment of ‘big things come in small packages.’ She’s a mechanical engineer, professor, mother, Christian, immigrant, and founder. As the CEO of her startup,
Top Angel Investors for Women and Founders of Color
Woman and multicultural founders are often judged with exceeding scrutiny. That’s why it’s important to find angel investors with a proven history of investing in diverse founder teams, such as those below. In this article, we rank angel investors with the highest investing rates in women and founders of color
Raising Venture Capital in 2024: Targeting the Right Investors
Despite an uptick in venture capital investments in Q1 of 2024, the fundraising climate continues to be challenging as the great reset continues from the hysteria that peaked in 2021. As deals continue to happen more slowly than in the previous decade and the bar for what investors look for
What Is Product-Market Fit? A Normal Person’s Definition with Simple Examples
Product-market fit, or product/market fit, is often mischaracterized and misunderstood even by “experts.” Contrary to popular belief, product/market fit is not a well-defined state that a product or startup has achieved or did not achieve. Instead, product-market fit is the degree to which a product meets the needs of a
You Don’t Need a Co-Founder for Your Startup
The advice that single startup founders need co-founders to be successful is simply wrong. Before you rush into partnering with a co-founder, consider what the data says, potential downsides, and alternatives. In this article, I explore why there is ample evidence to suggest that co-founders are often not worth it
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